EARTH'S NATURAL RESOURCES
Across
- 4. region with similar plants, animals, terrain, and climate
- 5. of all the earth's water
- 11. natural feature of the earth's surface.
- 12. part of Earth where life exists
- 13. weather patterns for a given region
- 15. mass,A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height
- 16. process of removing salt from ocean water
- 17. breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.
- 19. protection of nature and its resources
- 20. and use (land) for crops or gardening.
- 22. sunlight,Sunlight that has low concentration or is spread across a large area; causes winter
- 23. where water is collected and stored for use
- 24. currents,Global patterns created from the movement of the oceans; such as the Gulf Stream
- 25. thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
Down
- 1. solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
- 2. horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure
- 3. where an organism lives
- 6. useful material that can be drawn from when needed (water, timber)
- 7. science of cultivating land for growing food or raising animals
- 8. power needed to do work, such as staying alive
- 9. action of moving water from one place to another
- 10. sunlight,Sunlight that is highly concentrated or focused; causes summer
- 14. by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
- 18. stream,bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surface
- 21. cycle,The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back